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more about #femaleathletes more comments → cassidytreat: This isn't actually Elizabeth Lambert. It's someone playing her in a spoof. more » eleanor_rugby: her actions would have gotten her kicked out of any of the women's college RUGBY games I played in, so yeah...she was definitely in the wrong and it h... more » bluebears: Jesus Christ. Really? #elizabethlambertdatingad more » bwbcg: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm not really sure what she could have done to generate positive PR, but this ain't it. #elizabethlambertdatingad more » coconanas: Is anyone going to gender test Usain Bolt to see if he's part alien because of his outstanding performance in shaving 0.1 sec off the world record? more » Pugnacioun: This is probably a really shallow comment (and I should probably stop and not write it after acknowledging that it's probably really shallow), but I'm... more » utensil42: Okay, I have a naive question. Follow my logic here. 1. Semenya's performance allegedly improved rapidly, in a matter of weeks as most sources are r... more » anteup: Fffff. I WISH I could put on some of that ~ugly muscle~. I got blessed with one of those curvy and will not put on aesthetically pleasing-muscle type ... more » fuzzylizardkitten: Do I think all the trashy gossip about Semenya looking like a man so she must be a man is wrong? Oh yes. But the initial decision to test her is mor... more » Kali Mama: I was going to watch her race as inspiration and then I made the mistake of reading the youtube comments. We have a looong ass way to go. more » Jellocakes: Before the media storm blew up on this BBC sports interviewed one of the heads of the IAAF and asked why these tests were being done, the IAAF stated ... more » WestMantooth: I hate to say it but having heard her speak, she does have a mannish voice. If you close your eyes, you would think she was a man. (And yes I do know ... more » morninggloria: I can't tell you how many female mathletes I've encountered who really overdo the sexiness just to prove that despite their big bulging brains, they'r... more » lippybug: The issues is not whether we think she's pretty or not. The issue is that men and women compete separately because we acknowledge that men's bodies (... more » CurtCole: I'm sick of everyone weighing in of if she is beautiful or not. It wouldn't matter if she looked like the wrong side of a camel, she's a runner. She... more » -
#shootsdoesntscore
"Elizabeth Lambert": Frightening When Playing The Field
In the fake dating ad at left,Elizabeth Lambertan actress playing suspended the New Mexico State soccer player manages to make her even scarier by joking about putting her boyfriend in a coma and ripping girls' nails out. [Buzzfeed] More » -
#modernmasters
Golden Girl
On Sunday, Ruth Frith was the oldest competitor at the World Masters Games, but that did not stop the 100-year-old athlete from winning the gold and setting a new world record in the shot put. [Reuters] -
#gendergames
Semenya To Return To Hero's Welcome, But Female Athletes Still Expected To Be "Curvy"
A celebration will greet Caster Semenya and her teammates when they return to South Africa tomorrow — but Semenya's body type is still not celebrated in women's sports. More » -
#gendergames
Semenya Takes Gold, But Gender Issue Is Ongoing
Caster Semenya won gold in the 800m at last night's World Championships, but she could be stripped of her medal if officials aren't satisfied with the results of gender tests. Her family, meanwhile, swears she's a female. More » -
#gendergames
Coach: Gender Concerns Reasonable Because Runner "Looks Like A Man"
Unfortunately, South African runner Caster Semenya isn't the first exceptional female athlete to have her femaleness questioned. But her coach's comments make her case one of the most upsetting. More » -
#foulball
"Sex Appeal" Doesn't Sell Women's Sports, Just Sex
In response to officials' admission that "physical attractiveness is taken into consideration" when making court assignments at Wimbledon, some commentators actually argued that there's nothing wrong with using sex to sell women's sports, but research suggests otherwise. More » -
#quietonthecourt
"Grunting" Controversy Continues On Wimbledon's Opening Day
Michelle Larcher de Brito beat Klara Zakopalova today in the first round at Wimbledon, but among spectators there was more discussion of her "grunting" than her tennis game. More » -
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#workitout
Physically Active? Of Course Not, You're A Girl
"Even at the age of 10, girls are more likely to stand around gossiping than playing games or sports like their male classmates," new research claims.
